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Good on ya for getting out to do some cardio. It will take a couple months to get use to the saddle again and the different muscles to hold yourself up on the bike again. After that, the first 5 rides is the hardest, you will get back into the groove of things again. The trick is going out consistently be it once a week or twice. Within the first two months of struggling you will be able to get up those hills again with ease. I know a bunch of older guys in their late 60s are still out doing it around the foothills of Pasadena (or Altadena rather) humping up those hills. |
Fortunately, I have one of those old Novara "squirrel cage" style "wind trainers", the kind where we remove the front wheel on the bike and clamp the forks and the bottom bracket to the stand. The rear wheel drives those two little "squirrel cage" fans. I've been on that thing since early fall. So, all of the saddle soreness, tendon and joint pain, and that kind of thing are all behind me. The only problem was that the scenery never changes... But, well, I make the most of it by putting a CD on and listening to some tunes. Even so, I'm just ready to get outside and on the open road.
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I had not seen this before. Probably from the 90s. A well done execution of an incredibly dumb design. I mean, just how much is messed up with this? Geometry is a nightmare. Stress on the seatstays and brake bosses is assbackwards. Weight/balance.
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Just unwrapped the carbon fiber project. Turned out great (well.. for my needs) . I'll hit it with some fine sanding/clear/ and call er' done! :)
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^^^ looks pretty good to me! :cool:
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Thanks. I wasn't able to get the weave perfectly oriented around the complex shape, but it's so overfilled it will never crack. I was more concentrating on getting the fiber compressed. Stuff is a lot harder to work with than fiberglass. A biat$$H really. This is a bike I use on a trainer, which puts a lot of stress on the seatstays.
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First good sweat of the year. It's been chilly here. Mid-70 yesterday.
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This showed up on Facebook marketplace.http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1738475176.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1738475176.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1738475176.jpg |
^^^ That's a great deal on a Pinarello!
edit: that's just an OK deal. After finding the ad, it would need the correct hubs (and possibly rims), stem, brake levers, and handlebars to make it 'right'. I think the decal set is readily available. Cosmetics could be cleaned up quite a bit. But for $1000-1200 one could probably find one in 'needs nothing' excellent condition. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1738504705.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1738504705.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1738504705.jpg |
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On the other end of the spectrum . A knock off of a 80s RedLine RL II. I know, why in the hell would I have “that”, considering my collection. Mr BMX makes knock offs of many BMX bikes, it was brought up on a few BMX forums. At the time, he was doing Hutch Trick-Star freestyle frame set. Obviously, people were questioning the quality and how close to the real thing. I offered, if he sent me one, that I could compare it to mine, and since I have had a lot of actual riding time as well as owning several and still having one.http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1738548980.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1738548980.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1738548980.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1738548980.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1738548980.jpg Well, he offered to give me one, if I paid for shipping. BITD, I would test bikes for a few distributors, and thought it would be fun. I sent the money for the shipping and then nothing, he forgot about the arrangement, and moved on to the next thing project. I said no problem, just refund me the money I paid for shipping. Well, he didn’t want to refund me, but offered me a RedLine instead. I pointed out that I don’t have the same experience with the RL II, and couldn’t give the same experience as with the Hutch. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1738550037.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1738550037.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1738550037.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1738550037.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1738550037.jpg I wasn’t expecting the handlebars that I call”FakeLifter”, since they are copies of the 80$ RedLine “Fork Lifter”, they were not cheap in the 80s and are really not cheap now. And , I just happen to have a set on my 20” race bike from the 80s so I can at least compare those. Obviously I won’t be using anything valuable vintage parts, fortunately there is plenty of components being rereleased by the original manufacturers , so No vintage parts will be sacrificed on this experiment. |
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Just a plastic fairing on an alu rim. A Mavic thing from back in the day. It doesn't even look like c/f... I'd still be miffed. |
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More progress on the Xi Zinping express. Got some rivenuts and mounted a braze on type front derailleur clamp and a 3rd water bottle mount to the downtube.
The downtube was scary thin, so I added some layers of CF, which is drying as we speak. Add some packing tape, baseboard electric heat, and viola! The bike is becoming alive!!!!:D http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1739665283.JPG http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1739665283.JPG http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1739665283.JPG |
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